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in the case of syria, where the dictatorial president, bashar assad, is believed to maintain one of the world's largest arsenals of biological and chemical weapons. president obama laid out two conditions he said would cause him to rethink the hands off posture maintained. >> we have been very clear to the assad regime and also other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. reporter: being moved around or utilized. they're concerned about proliferation and the weapons getting in the wrong hands. there will reports back in december of 2012 that the syrian regime disbursed a gas that cause hallucinations. >> shepard: now jodi arias, she says she does not remember stabbing her ex-boyfriend 27 times. her lawyers tried to explain that the memory lapse, with the help of a psychologist, and today in court prosecutors were not buying it. wait until you hear the tough cross-examination next. a teenager who killed three students in a school shooting last year, never showed any
in the case of syria, where the dictatorial president, bashar assad, is believed to maintain one of the world's largest arsenals of biological and chemical weapons. president obama laid out two conditions he said would cause him to rethink the hands off posture maintained. >> we have been very clear to the assad regime and also other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my...
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even after assad leaves. but we can begin the process of moving it in a better direction and having a cohesive political opposition is critical to that. with respect to the conversation that took place between prime minister netanyahu and prime minister, i have long said that it is in both the interests of israel and turkey to restore normal relations between two countries that have historically had good ties. it broke down several years ago as a result of the flotilla incide incident. for the last two years i've spoken to them about why this rupture has to be mended. but they don't have to agree on everything. in order for them to come together around a whole range of common interests and common concerns. during my visit, it appeared that the timing was good for that conversation to take place. i discussed it and both agreed that the moment was right and fortunately, they were able to begin the process of rebuilding normal relations between two very important countries in the reasoning. this is a work in pro
even after assad leaves. but we can begin the process of moving it in a better direction and having a cohesive political opposition is critical to that. with respect to the conversation that took place between prime minister netanyahu and prime minister, i have long said that it is in both the interests of israel and turkey to restore normal relations between two countries that have historically had good ties. it broke down several years ago as a result of the flotilla incide incident. for the...
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el assad because he's increasingly irrelevant here. but if his regime use or transfers chemical weapons that there will be an escalation. he didn't say necessarily a military response. >> right. now, to another key issue, richard, the president called it a hard slog toward mideast peace and a two-state solution. he vowed to say more on the subject tomorrow. but how far are we from even restarting israeli/palestinian peace talks much less reaching a deal and can you describe for us how frustrating it is for the people in that region? >> that's a big question. the first one, we're very far from a two-state israeli/palestinian solution. the israelis and palestinians are barely talking. they are not -- the populations aren't interacting anymore. there is a massive wall between the two of them in the west bank, the palestinians and the israelis in israel proper. people of gaza effectively are pinned in and can't interact with either population. so there doesn't seem to be much momentum at all to create an israeli/palestinian solution just h
el assad because he's increasingly irrelevant here. but if his regime use or transfers chemical weapons that there will be an escalation. he didn't say necessarily a military response. >> right. now, to another key issue, richard, the president called it a hard slog toward mideast peace and a two-state solution. he vowed to say more on the subject tomorrow. but how far are we from even restarting israeli/palestinian peace talks much less reaching a deal and can you describe for us how...
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heather: you know syrian president assad, he released some pictures, he released some video. i have, i believe we have some of that, that he says proves that rebel forces used chemical weapons on this attack. he alleges it happened on march 19th in aleppo. just from you viewing this video, taking a look at these pictures, can you yourself tell, i mean, you can't tell if chemical weapons were in fact used here but president assad says this is proof. >> well certainly doctors after a period of time would be able to determine that to be sure. whether we could get accurate information from assad's medical system i'm highly skeptical of it but you know there is some reservation here i think. if a assad was going to use chemical weapons you would think it would have some military value in the sense that damascus was under siege or aleppo was under siege and he was using those weapons as an act of desperation. also you can assume, heather, that our surveillance is watching those stockpiles. if in fact there are movements out of those stockpiles to tactical units which would be a ver
heather: you know syrian president assad, he released some pictures, he released some video. i have, i believe we have some of that, that he says proves that rebel forces used chemical weapons on this attack. he alleges it happened on march 19th in aleppo. just from you viewing this video, taking a look at these pictures, can you yourself tell, i mean, you can't tell if chemical weapons were in fact used here but president assad says this is proof. >> well certainly doctors after a period...
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at the same time, both president obama and king abdullah have called for president assad to accept down and have made it clear that they don't see much of a future for him in running that country. >> always good to see you. thanks so much. >> today's tweet of the day has to do with march madness. in case you didn't hear, 14th seed harvard earned its first ever ncaa victory last night. so today this is what the harvard lampoon tweeted -- america, we are sorry for messing up your brackets and your financial system and everything else. seed harvard earned its first >>> hard to believe it's been ten years since the shock and au campaign that laufrgesed the iraq war. i was on the air as it was all unfolding. this clip is from the morning after the war began. >> let's get you up to date on what is happening. it started at 9:30 eastern time last night when president bush gave the order and attacks were made against leadership targets, saddam hussein in a bunker around baghdad. and since then, a lot of activity for those troops massed along the iraq kuwaiti border. they have gotten some scares
at the same time, both president obama and king abdullah have called for president assad to accept down and have made it clear that they don't see much of a future for him in running that country. >> always good to see you. thanks so much. >> today's tweet of the day has to do with march madness. in case you didn't hear, 14th seed harvard earned its first ever ncaa victory last night. so today this is what the harvard lampoon tweeted -- america, we are sorry for messing up your...
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no it is not the first time the syrian opposition in the pot as saying today that al assad's forces fired what they are claiming are chemical weapons at will surrounding an army base in the town of address on the outskirts of the syrian capital of damascus now the latest report suggests that two rebel fighters have been killed and some twenty three people wounded it does follow last week in which we saw accusations from both sides accusing the others of using chemical weaponry when there was a mysterious explosion near the city of aleppo now you remember that in that explosion twenty six people were killed and dozens more wounded that explosion was quickly and swiftly they billed by western intelligence agencies as a chemical incident perpetrated by forces loyal to the syrian president bashar assad the syrian regime has since the united nations to launch an investigation and the russian ministry has said that if there are reasons to believe that chemical weapons were used an international group comprising of permanent united nations security council members has to be sent to syria what we
no it is not the first time the syrian opposition in the pot as saying today that al assad's forces fired what they are claiming are chemical weapons at will surrounding an army base in the town of address on the outskirts of the syrian capital of damascus now the latest report suggests that two rebel fighters have been killed and some twenty three people wounded it does follow last week in which we saw accusations from both sides accusing the others of using chemical weaponry when there was a...
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was it the assad regime or the opposition? >> and this is a huge difference if it's chemical weapons. so where do we go from there? president obama that's the red line that can'ti be passed. red lines come and go with this administration and i think that's part of the problem. i think we have to come back to what the basic american interest is here and that makes sure that no chemical weapons get outside of syria into the hands of terrorists. what that may mean if they're now in fact in use, we are going to have to take some steps to destroy weapons in stock piles in arsenals in syria. what we need to protect against is that we don't end up destroying whatever is left of assad's command and control structure in a way that actually sti actual actually facilitates the opposition. and i think the risk of the weapons exiting syria is high enough that we will have to look at using force right now. not against-- not on one side or the other in the hostilities, but to destroy the chemical weapons. >> greta: ambassador, if you'll stan
was it the assad regime or the opposition? >> and this is a huge difference if it's chemical weapons. so where do we go from there? president obama that's the red line that can'ti be passed. red lines come and go with this administration and i think that's part of the problem. i think we have to come back to what the basic american interest is here and that makes sure that no chemical weapons get outside of syria into the hands of terrorists. what that may mean if they're now in fact in...
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the syrian opposition says that forces loyal to the syrian president bashar assad fired what they are claiming a chemical weapons at rebels surrounding an army base in the town of address on the outskirts of the syrian capital of damascus now the reports we have all that to rebel fighters who were killed and some twenty two people were wounded it comes in light of accusations last week in which both sides accuse the other of using chemical weapons in any mysterious explosion near the city of aleppo which killed some twenty six people and wounded dozens of that incident was swiftly labeled by western intelligence agencies as a chemical incident perpetrated by forces loyal to the syrian president assad the syrian regime osce the united nations to launch an investigation the russian ministry has said that if there are reasons to believe that chemical weapons in fact were used an international group comprising of permanent united nations security council members has to be saying to syria the american president barack obama he has constantly in the process put the issue of chemical weaponr
the syrian opposition says that forces loyal to the syrian president bashar assad fired what they are claiming a chemical weapons at rebels surrounding an army base in the town of address on the outskirts of the syrian capital of damascus now the reports we have all that to rebel fighters who were killed and some twenty two people were wounded it comes in light of accusations last week in which both sides accuse the other of using chemical weapons in any mysterious explosion near the city of...
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they are calling for german help and german weapons for the resistance against bashar al- assad. he is making his case for trusting moderate forces in syria, but he also wants a weapons the free syrian army. >> we do not need weapons to attack others, but in order to defend ourselves. we are now organized sufficiently so that germany will say yes to supporting us. >> a tough challenge for the ambassador of the syrian opposition in paris. -- he is working against radicalization in the forces, but he still backs arming the rebels. >> it is your responsibility to act since the europeans have let the syrian people high and dry for the last two years. russia, iran, and -- are backing the atrocities. >> sobering statistics after two years of conflict. 70,000 people dead, over one million refugees, much of syria reduced to rubble. arming the president's opponents remains controversial. a rift has opened up over the issue in the eu. with britain and france pushing for dropping in eu weapons embargo, there is little indication that the german government will budge. >> even if there were n
they are calling for german help and german weapons for the resistance against bashar al- assad. he is making his case for trusting moderate forces in syria, but he also wants a weapons the free syrian army. >> we do not need weapons to attack others, but in order to defend ourselves. we are now organized sufficiently so that germany will say yes to supporting us. >> a tough challenge for the ambassador of the syrian opposition in paris. -- he is working against radicalization in...
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they are calling for german help and german weapons for the resistance against bashar al- assad. he is making his case for trusting moderate forces in syria, but he also wants a weapons the free syrian army. >> we do not need weapons to attack others, but in order to defend ourselves. we are now organized sufficiently so that germany will say yes to supporting us. >> a tough challenge for the ambassador of the syrian opposition in paris. -- he is working against radicalization in the forces, but he still backs arming the rebels. >> it is your responsibility to act since the europeans have let the syrian people high and dry for the last two years. russia, iran, and -- are backing the atrocities. >> sobering statistics after two years of conflict. 70,000 people dead, over one million refugees, much of syria reduced to rubble. arming the president's opponents remains controversial. a rift has opened up over the issue in the eu. with britain and france pushing for dropping in eu weapons embargo, there is little indication that the german government will budge. >> even if there were n
they are calling for german help and german weapons for the resistance against bashar al- assad. he is making his case for trusting moderate forces in syria, but he also wants a weapons the free syrian army. >> we do not need weapons to attack others, but in order to defend ourselves. we are now organized sufficiently so that germany will say yes to supporting us. >> a tough challenge for the ambassador of the syrian opposition in paris. -- he is working against radicalization in...
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i agree that the chemical weapons use, and certainly proven to be true by the assad regime changes the calculation significantly in terms of sort of laying the setting the table for more aggressive and explicit and direct u.s. military involvement. >> being a washington pooh-bah as you are, two pooh-bahs, you know, is there political capital for the president to take a stronger line on syria? i mean, would he have bipartisan support on that? >> no, because they have exhausted so much of their energy on iraq and afternoon. now, whether or not you can, you know, persuade bipartisan elites in washington to eventually go along with the president if he really wanted to is a different question. these folks do tend to fold pretty quickly on matters of narc security. >> and -- roughly the same number of people have died in the conflict in mexico, of 0,000 or so, so if people dying violently is for the u.s. army a reason to go into the country to do thing, think why aren't we in mexico, occupying that country? >> i think, as curt says, it's an inflection point, if you will, when it's the govern
i agree that the chemical weapons use, and certainly proven to be true by the assad regime changes the calculation significantly in terms of sort of laying the setting the table for more aggressive and explicit and direct u.s. military involvement. >> being a washington pooh-bah as you are, two pooh-bahs, you know, is there political capital for the president to take a stronger line on syria? i mean, would he have bipartisan support on that? >> no, because they have exhausted so...
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this one very unexpected, the glamorous wife of syria's president, bashar al assad. the first public appearance of asma al assad. her first public appearance in more than two years. she and her children have been hiding. alex marquardt on why she ventured outdoors in damascus. >> reporter: in the rare public appearance captured in these photos, asma al assad seems the quintessential first lady. elegant, adored, caring. it was a fund-raiser for the mothers of syrian soldiers, killed in the two-year civil war. 37-year-old mrs. assad had hardly been seen since last year. until then, she'd been a darling of the west. a fluent english speaker born in london, educated in prestigious english schools. her marriage to president bashar al assad had raised hopes for reform. >> many changes have happened. many positive changes have happened. but we haven't reached our final destination. >> reporter: days before the uprising started, "vogue" magazine published a glowing profile, calling her a rose in the desert. >> asma al assad worked very hard for a period of 11 years to promot
this one very unexpected, the glamorous wife of syria's president, bashar al assad. the first public appearance of asma al assad. her first public appearance in more than two years. she and her children have been hiding. alex marquardt on why she ventured outdoors in damascus. >> reporter: in the rare public appearance captured in these photos, asma al assad seems the quintessential first lady. elegant, adored, caring. it was a fund-raiser for the mothers of syrian soldiers, killed in the...
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coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces . starving to death and brush as at an indefinite detention as lawyers for hunger striking guntown of the detainees claim their clients lines are on the line the u.s. military denies the crisis and even wants to expand the facility. this is the weekly on r c a live from moscow my name is you and let's start with our breaking news this hour. a bailout deal for cyprus has finally been reached in brussels which means that the island will avoid a default the euro group has signed off on the rescue plan for the ailing economy and let's now get the details from these tests are c.b.s. tests are very nice to see you so it looks like the laws each deal has finally been struck or does it apply. we're. really going to last minute. trying to meet a twenty fifth of march deadline to start. cutting our liquidity right now and leave us details we have. will be a restructuring of the country's largest bank you are. going to happen is going to be having a. bad bank so first of all. the one hund
coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces . starving to death and brush as at an indefinite detention as lawyers for hunger striking guntown of the detainees claim their clients lines are on the line the u.s. military denies the crisis and even wants to expand the facility. this is the weekly on r c a live from moscow my name is you and let's start with our breaking news this hour. a bailout deal for cyprus has finally been...
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although had to later backtracked by saying that he was willing to talk about the departure of assad with his vice president and his government but not with the syrian president assad himself now how to resignation does raise questions over the integrity of the syrian national opposition coalition it comes on the heels of twelve opposition members pulling out last week over the election of a prime minister the tip has complained that there has been insufficient groundwork to actually be able to form a government what we witnessing also is stark division amongst not united picture at all as the opposition finding it very difficult to come to some kind of united stance on how to deal with the syrian regime with the tips stepping down is also seen as a sign of internal divisions it is seen as a sign of anxiety and so the question remains what does his resignation mean for efforts to find a diplomatic solution to this conflict. the u.s. is accusing iraq of turning a blind eye to its airspace being used by iranian flights to channel weapons to syria secretary of state john kerry on a surp
although had to later backtracked by saying that he was willing to talk about the departure of assad with his vice president and his government but not with the syrian president assad himself now how to resignation does raise questions over the integrity of the syrian national opposition coalition it comes on the heels of twelve opposition members pulling out last week over the election of a prime minister the tip has complained that there has been insufficient groundwork to actually be able to...
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elected desire to leave seen as a blow to the diminishing moderate wing of the uprising against the assad regime and the sudden void could be filled by more radical opposition middle east correspondent. in his statement was said that he was stepping down because some matters have to quote him reached red lines now he hasn't explained exactly what prompted his resignation but he did say that he was designing to be able to work with freedom that cannot be available from official institutions keep in mind that her to it was someone that both russia and the united states look to as a person that they could negotiate with on the future of syria back in february had to admit with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov following his claim that the syrian opposition was ready to negotiate with syrian president bashar assad it is important to remember that this was the first time ever that the syrian opposition talked about the possibility of talking to a side although had to later backtracked by saying that he was willing to talk about the departure of assad with his vice president and his go
elected desire to leave seen as a blow to the diminishing moderate wing of the uprising against the assad regime and the sudden void could be filled by more radical opposition middle east correspondent. in his statement was said that he was stepping down because some matters have to quote him reached red lines now he hasn't explained exactly what prompted his resignation but he did say that he was designing to be able to work with freedom that cannot be available from official institutions keep...
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vice president and his government but not with the syrian president assad himself now to resignation does raise questions over the integrity of the syrian national opposition coalition it comes on the heels of twelve opposition members pulling out last week over the election of a prime minister the tip has complained that there has been insufficient groundwork to actually be able to form a government what we witnessing also is stark division amongst not a united picture at all and the opposition finding it very difficult to come to some kind of united stance on how to deal with the syrian regime with the tips stepping down is also seen as a sign of internal divisions it is seen as a sign of anxiety and so the question remains what does his resignation mean if the to find a diplomatic solution to this conflict. skin and bones fainting and even coughing up blood that's how lawyers for the hunger strike in guantanamo detainees describe some of their clients who've been starving themselves since early february some attorneys claim they're no longer given access to the captives while the
vice president and his government but not with the syrian president assad himself now to resignation does raise questions over the integrity of the syrian national opposition coalition it comes on the heels of twelve opposition members pulling out last week over the election of a prime minister the tip has complained that there has been insufficient groundwork to actually be able to form a government what we witnessing also is stark division amongst not a united picture at all and the...
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coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over the dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces. starving to death and protest at indefinite detention as lawyers for hunger striking gone ton of the detainees claim their clients lines are on the line the u.s. military denies a crisis and even boards to expand the facility. the latest news and the week's top stories you're watching the weekly here on ars he was me you know hello and welcome to the program. ailing cyprus is in the hands of brussels now as the deadline for the e.u. bailout deal is looming in the thames to meet the demands the government has produced a plan that could potentially see scores of people lose up to a fifth of their life savings for the sake of rescuing the banks the prospect called panic and discontent across cyprus this week with kwanza venting their anger on the streets. and now reports. in a dramatic week of unfolding events cyprus has moved from rejected europe with a resounding no vote on what it saw as an unfair demand for getting a ten billion euro bailout did now bending over backwards try
coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over the dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces. starving to death and protest at indefinite detention as lawyers for hunger striking gone ton of the detainees claim their clients lines are on the line the u.s. military denies a crisis and even boards to expand the facility. the latest news and the week's top stories you're watching the weekly here on ars he was me you know hello and welcome to the program. ailing cyprus is in...
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>> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not, but we should expect serious escalation on the part of the iranians. as far as i know, they are sending weapons nearly every day on cargo planes to damascus and other cities in the country. >> in terms of the western weaponry and now perhaps arab league weaponry as well. tunisia has announced it is cracking down onto lesions going there. what kind of role are they playing in the opposition? >> the g podcasts -- jihadists but still extremely well organized, although they are a minority. salafists are worried about the mainstream muslim brotherhood because that might not be an extremely radical organization, but it is a lot more radical in syria than in egypt or tunisia. >> as ever, thank you so very much. >> all right, now to cyprus where business is essentially at a standstill. banks are shut down until least there's a. shells at food stores are empty, and gas stations are closed. >> imports as well are not arriving in this island nation. su
>> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not, but we should expect serious escalation on the part of the iranians. as far as i know, they are sending weapons nearly every day on cargo planes to damascus and other cities in the country. >> in terms of the western weaponry and now perhaps arab league weaponry as well. tunisia has announced it is cracking down onto lesions going there. what kind of role are...
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>> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not, but we should expect serious escalation on the part of the iranians. as far as i know, they are sending weapons nearly every day on cargo planes to damascus and other cities in the country. >> in terms of the western weaponry and now perhaps arab league weaponry as well. tunisia has announced it is cracking down onto lesions going there. what kind of role are they playing in the opposition? >> the g podcasts -- jihadists but still extremely well organized, although they are a minority. salafists are worried about the mainstream muslim brotherhood because that might not be an extremely radical organization, but it is a lot more radical in syria than in egypt or tunisia. >> as ever, thank you so very much. >> all right, now to cyprus where business is essentially at a standstill. banks are shut down until least there's a. shells at food stores are empty, and gas stations are closed. >> imports as well are not arriving in this island nation. su
>> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not, but we should expect serious escalation on the part of the iranians. as far as i know, they are sending weapons nearly every day on cargo planes to damascus and other cities in the country. >> in terms of the western weaponry and now perhaps arab league weaponry as well. tunisia has announced it is cracking down onto lesions going there. what kind of role are...
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assad seet not be how s that? >> i am making a huge distinction between helping councils of the liberated areas provide basic services, getting chlorine so public water can be not theback on, that is kind of humanitarian assistance provided to people in need in a government controlled areas. the programs we are talking $60ut, this is the million secretary carey kerry ed -- secretary announced. strengthen liberated areas and help knit and national liberation. transfers or is that done directly? >> we do that directly. that has nothing to do with the united nations request i would like to defend having the u.n. having a presence in damascus. they are not there to prop up the assad regime. they are toe there, people out to innocent wherever they can throughout the country. in syria, there is no only opposition on one side and regime on one side. they are trying to get it to these hard to reach areas and people everywhere. let me give you an example. years, there half have hardly been vaccination campaigns going onthe
assad seet not be how s that? >> i am making a huge distinction between helping councils of the liberated areas provide basic services, getting chlorine so public water can be not theback on, that is kind of humanitarian assistance provided to people in need in a government controlled areas. the programs we are talking $60ut, this is the million secretary carey kerry ed -- secretary announced. strengthen liberated areas and help knit and national liberation. transfers or is that done...
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syrian national coalition chief announces his resignation raising the dramatic divisions within the assad forces. starving to death in protest and definite detention as noise from hunger strike detainees plague. us military denies a crisis. facility. in the back of the seven days leading stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. is stuck between a rock and a hard place ahead of monday's deadline to raise five point eight billion euros needed to secure and. avoid a banking collapse the government has produced a plan that could potentially see scores of people lose up to a fifth of their life savings for the sake of rescuing the banks prospect caused panic and discontent across cyprus this week with crowds venting their anger on the streets. has this report. in a dramatic week of unfolding events cyprus has moved from rejected europe with a resounding no vote on what it saw as an unfair demand for getting a ten billion euro bailout to now bending over backwards trying to clinch that money scrambling to put together a package pleasing enough to its creditors the so-called troik
syrian national coalition chief announces his resignation raising the dramatic divisions within the assad forces. starving to death in protest and definite detention as noise from hunger strike detainees plague. us military denies a crisis. facility. in the back of the seven days leading stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. is stuck between a rock and a hard place ahead of monday's deadline to raise five point eight billion euros needed to secure and. avoid a banking collapse...
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coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over the dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces. and. starving to death in protest at indefinite detention as low as one hunger striking guntown of the detainees claim that clients lines are on the line the u.s. military denies the crisis and even wants to expand the facility. latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly hail and all she with me hello and welcome to the program. so the fate of ailing cyprus is in the hands of brussels now where it looks like the bailout deal is taking shape the proposal is said to be put to the euro group that's according to a separate parliament member that negotiations have gone into the night apparently humper due to the lack of agreement between this super and president and the e.u. officials over how to shrink the banking sector this comes as the deadline for the bailout is looming in the thames to meet the e.u.'s demands the super government has produced a plan that could potentially see scores of people losing up this up to a fifth of their life savings for the sake
coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over the dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces. and. starving to death in protest at indefinite detention as low as one hunger striking guntown of the detainees claim that clients lines are on the line the u.s. military denies the crisis and even wants to expand the facility. latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly hail and all she with me hello and welcome to the program. so the fate of ailing cyprus...
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it is an opportunity for assad gone. iran would lose a key ally, when critical to its terrorist operations, including against israel. that is why iran and hezbollah are massively stepping up their support of the job -- assad regime. they provide fighters on the ground. much of this weaponry is close to iraq. that cannot continue without consequences. unfortunately, jihadists groups are gaining popularity. they have convinced too syrians that they are on their side. many others are preparing for the day after his fall. syrian extremists are translating their battle success into authority over society as a whole, influencing schools and mosques. most of those extremists are from outside syria. many have shared with us their concerns about the influx of these foreign fighters. there are concerns with these extremists. to avoid a hostile syria armed with chemical weapons, we need to help better organize and empower the syrian opposition. though syrians who began the revolt by chanting, peaceful, peaceful. we have let them do
it is an opportunity for assad gone. iran would lose a key ally, when critical to its terrorist operations, including against israel. that is why iran and hezbollah are massively stepping up their support of the job -- assad regime. they provide fighters on the ground. much of this weaponry is close to iraq. that cannot continue without consequences. unfortunately, jihadists groups are gaining popularity. they have convinced too syrians that they are on their side. many others are preparing for...
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coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces . starving to death approaches to see indefinite detention as those for hunger striking grant on a detainees claim their clients lives are on the line the u.s. military denies a crisis and even wants to expunge the facility. the latest news and the week's top stories this is the weekly here on ars he was me. and let's start with our breaking news this hour a bailout deal for cyprus has finally been reached in brussels with means which means the island will avoid a default according to the head of the eurozone bailout fund cyprus will get the first tranche out of the ten billion euros in early may the euro group has signed off on the rescue plan for the ailing economy which apply is a restructuring of cyprus is the second largest bank and to have a levy on larger deposit holders. cities house. it's really been a last minute effort here trying to meet but monday twenty fifth of march deadline aside by the european central bank and cutting up liquidity there will be a restructurin
coalition chief announces his resignation raising the alarm over dramatic divisions within the anti assad forces . starving to death approaches to see indefinite detention as those for hunger striking grant on a detainees claim their clients lives are on the line the u.s. military denies a crisis and even wants to expunge the facility. the latest news and the week's top stories this is the weekly here on ars he was me. and let's start with our breaking news this hour a bailout deal for cyprus...
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the americans want to make sure that when president assad falls they got their man in damascus and they cherry picked him you know he voted by thirty five people and it's quite ludicrous to argue this guy has the right to rule syria where it's present sabur that we support him or not does have sizable support in the country which is why still in power and so i think the answer your question the u.s. wants this man as an ideal sort of leader opposed to sack to take power and obviously to do the things expected of him which would be to open up this unit colony to u.s. multinationals productize economy and of course too great with hezbollah to break with iran would be lunacy and madness for corporate assad's forces to use chemical weapons and so if you know we find that chemical weapons has been used it has to be by the rebels anything that's the case then obviously that will highlight the hypocrisy of the u.s. and the west because they said that it be a red line of chemical weapons are used that only seems to apply if president assad's forces use them the syrian army and so we're going to
the americans want to make sure that when president assad falls they got their man in damascus and they cherry picked him you know he voted by thirty five people and it's quite ludicrous to argue this guy has the right to rule syria where it's present sabur that we support him or not does have sizable support in the country which is why still in power and so i think the answer your question the u.s. wants this man as an ideal sort of leader opposed to sack to take power and obviously to do the...
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assad's own father used them. 40,000 syrians killed in hama. saddam hussein didn't hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own people and the iranian people. we know there is pattern in the middle east. the question is whether or not it actually happened here. when president obama talks about the red line being crossed, use of chemical agents if in fact that is proven would be the red line and i would believe provoke u.s. military intervention. bill: doug, what do you think?. >> i couldn't agree with monica more. let's be clear. this is the interest of the united states and our only stable democratic ally in the region, israel. israelis said, two ministers said yesterday they have definitive evidence that chemical weapons have been used in aleppo. i think we need to prepare for the likelihood we will have to intervene militarily on the side of the coalition to end this. bill: senator feinstein two days ago said we need to be prepared for dark days and she was in a highly classified meeting along with mike rogers, the republican too on the
assad's own father used them. 40,000 syrians killed in hama. saddam hussein didn't hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own people and the iranian people. we know there is pattern in the middle east. the question is whether or not it actually happened here. when president obama talks about the red line being crossed, use of chemical agents if in fact that is proven would be the red line and i would believe provoke u.s. military intervention. bill: doug, what do you think?. >> i...
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saying that the syrian president bashar assad must go. but that if he does extremists could very well exploit a potentially chaotic situation. meanwhile, the man who has been murdering his own people to two years now vowed to wipe out what he called forces of darkness. jonathan hunt is in our newsroom tonight. threatening words from the syrian president yet again. >> yeah, for two years his actions have been speaking volumes, shep. now president assad has put it in writing in the wake of the killing of a pro-government cleric in that mosque attack. mr. assad released a statement, essentially addressing his long-time supporter. the cleric saying, quote: i swear to the syrian people that your blood and that of your grandson and all the march tars of the homeland will not be spilled in vain because we will be faithful to your ideas by destroying their extremism and ignorance until we have cleanse the country. that will send shivers through anyone who remembers the ethnic cleansing of the bosnian war. >> shepard: the blame game they are at th
saying that the syrian president bashar assad must go. but that if he does extremists could very well exploit a potentially chaotic situation. meanwhile, the man who has been murdering his own people to two years now vowed to wipe out what he called forces of darkness. jonathan hunt is in our newsroom tonight. threatening words from the syrian president yet again. >> yeah, for two years his actions have been speaking volumes, shep. now president assad has put it in writing in the wake of...
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president assad vowed revenge. we will destroy their extremism until we have cleansed the country. little doubt the syrian leader is referring to the rebel fighters. the opposition denying anything to do with the attack. ed henry is with the president. >>> ed, president obama is under a lot of pressure to take some military action in syria. >> that's right, including from some fellow democrats, who like carl levin, if not boots on the ground, at least a no-fly zone. senator levin and joining senator john mccain there could be surgical astrikes. the president acknowledged emotionally and frankly that it eats at him, the fact he is struggling with the decision about what to do when, as he put it so many women and children are being slate erred. he also said when it comes to u.s. military intervention, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. >> you question may be suggestings why haven't we simply gone in militarily. and i think it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where, if it goes going n militarily. it's cries size it. and if it doesn't do
president assad vowed revenge. we will destroy their extremism until we have cleansed the country. little doubt the syrian leader is referring to the rebel fighters. the opposition denying anything to do with the attack. ed henry is with the president. >>> ed, president obama is under a lot of pressure to take some military action in syria. >> that's right, including from some fellow democrats, who like carl levin, if not boots on the ground, at least a no-fly zone. senator levin...
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they continue to call for assad to step down. >> i assume, kristen, prime minister netanyahu is going to press the president on syria as much as he will on the issue of iran, given developments today. >> reporter: absolutely. syria, iran, i think that president obama when he speaks to prime minister netanyahu will go there with the intent of making it very clear that the united states is committed to preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon, to making sure that the violence in syria is contained. that will be one of his key messages i am told. of course, they will address the issue of the israeli/palestinian stalled peace process right now. the president, of course, wanted to have progress on that during his first term. he didn't, so we expect that to be a big topic of conversation as well. i can tell you that what is interesting, prime minister netanyahu has used a slightly more conciliatory tone in terms of talking about palestinians in recent days. talking about the fact that he is potentially open to compromise, so the white house is heartened by that, but they're also tampin
they continue to call for assad to step down. >> i assume, kristen, prime minister netanyahu is going to press the president on syria as much as he will on the issue of iran, given developments today. >> reporter: absolutely. syria, iran, i think that president obama when he speaks to prime minister netanyahu will go there with the intent of making it very clear that the united states is committed to preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon, to making sure that the violence in...
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most eu members favor tougher sanctions on the regime of president assad. >> on the line from dublin now, we have our correspondent. has there been any progress in the talks between these foreign ministers. >> getting agreement was going to be a tall order, but anybody looking for some move -- well, i'm afraid they will be disappointed. foreign ministers are going the wrong way, and really, the best they can say is that the talks were useful and that they will continue, but there is no disguising the fact that even after today's talks were very differences -- very serious differences of opinions. simply put, britain and france believe in dispatching arms to the rebels, and the rest of the european union -- the irish and german position position being very similar -- simply put, the position for the rest of the member states is more arms means more casualties, and the simple fact is when you send in those arms, you cannot be too sure where they will end up. we do know that the arms embargo put in place by the eu is set to last may, and there's diplomats said the talks -- >> thank you
most eu members favor tougher sanctions on the regime of president assad. >> on the line from dublin now, we have our correspondent. has there been any progress in the talks between these foreign ministers. >> getting agreement was going to be a tall order, but anybody looking for some move -- well, i'm afraid they will be disappointed. foreign ministers are going the wrong way, and really, the best they can say is that the talks were useful and that they will continue, but there is...
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it's seen as a nonlethal way to forces battling the regime of al assad. the trainees are reportedly not being provided with weapons from any of the countries involved in the training which also include france and the uk. on monday a top rebel leader was wounded in an attack after a bomb went off in his car. >>> cold war-style espionage. bail has been denied for a u.s. defense contractor accused of leaking military secrets to his girlfriend who is a chinese national. prosecutors say 59-year-old benjamin bishop poses a danger to national security, and they want him behind bars until trial. he's said to have handed over classified information on u.s. warplanes, nuclear weapons and missile defenses that breach apparently occurred through e-mail and telephone calls from bishop's home phone to his 27-year-old mistress. she was studying in the united states. he was fired from his position upon his arrest earlier this month. >>> an ethics investigation is looking to allege misuse of campaign funds by minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. a lawyer for bachmann
it's seen as a nonlethal way to forces battling the regime of al assad. the trainees are reportedly not being provided with weapons from any of the countries involved in the training which also include france and the uk. on monday a top rebel leader was wounded in an attack after a bomb went off in his car. >>> cold war-style espionage. bail has been denied for a u.s. defense contractor accused of leaking military secrets to his girlfriend who is a chinese national. prosecutors say...
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know where iran stands in this battle in syria, the iranian regime supporting the regime of bashar al assad. there are widespread reports that iranian weapons go through iraq on the way to the syrian army. you're there in baghdad. what are you seeing and hearing as far as the iraqi government's position towards the war in syria? >> reporter: the iraqi government claims it is holding a neutral position, neither supporting one side or the other, although it is still continuing to allow according to the u.s. ambassador to iraq iranian flights of weaponry, refusing to investigate and search planes that are travel through iraqi air space. they tell u.s. officials when questioned about it that the iranian manifest says it is humanitarian supplies and therefore planes don't need to be searched, and the iraqi government is concerned about what's happening in syria, worried there will be some sort of spillover effect when it comes to the situation in iraq, the prime minister himself has said that as well. at the end of the day, the iraqi government right now continues to make the calculation it is i
know where iran stands in this battle in syria, the iranian regime supporting the regime of bashar al assad. there are widespread reports that iranian weapons go through iraq on the way to the syrian army. you're there in baghdad. what are you seeing and hearing as far as the iraqi government's position towards the war in syria? >> reporter: the iraqi government claims it is holding a neutral position, neither supporting one side or the other, although it is still continuing to allow...
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hezbollah strongly backs president bashar al-assad. >> on friday, cyprus was still trying to find a way out of its financial crisis. the finance minister had tried russia, traveling to moscow to drum up support for it he left without clinching -- support. he left without clinching a deal. time is running out. the european central bank said it would cut off emergency funding if a plan was not in place by monday. friday saw some signs of progress. pearlman passed bills to restructure the banks and place restrictions on transactions in times of crisis -- harlem and passed bills to restructure the banks and place restrictions on transactions in times of crisis. but at the end of the day, he has still not come up with the 5.8 billion euros that was being demanded. >> the countries that ask for solidarity must be prepared to do what is required of them. >> by friday night, cyprus was still looking at the possibility of financial disaster if a deal was not agreed. the tournament is normally held in june and july, when temperatures i our above 50 degrees centigrade. no decision has been made, b
hezbollah strongly backs president bashar al-assad. >> on friday, cyprus was still trying to find a way out of its financial crisis. the finance minister had tried russia, traveling to moscow to drum up support for it he left without clinching -- support. he left without clinching a deal. time is running out. the european central bank said it would cut off emergency funding if a plan was not in place by monday. friday saw some signs of progress. pearlman passed bills to restructure the...
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intelligence believes chemical weapons have been used, but he seemed to issue the assad regime a warning. >> we have to make sure that we know exactly what happened, what was the nature of the incident, what can we document, what can we prove. so i have instructed my teams to work closely with all other countries in the region and international organizations and institutions to find out precisely whether or not this red line was crossed. once we establish the facts, i have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game-changer. >> reporter: so, chris, the big takeaway of this trip if it ended today is this, the united states and israel are more on the same diplomatic page than ever before on iran. when iran would get nuclear weapons and what the response would be if there's proof that they're pursuing them. two, we're a long ways away from even getting middle east peace negotiations in the talking phase, but there's optimism that at least there may be an attempt to have everybody agree, okay, no preconditions and everybody will sit down. and then of course you heard that syria thr
intelligence believes chemical weapons have been used, but he seemed to issue the assad regime a warning. >> we have to make sure that we know exactly what happened, what was the nature of the incident, what can we document, what can we prove. so i have instructed my teams to work closely with all other countries in the region and international organizations and institutions to find out precisely whether or not this red line was crossed. once we establish the facts, i have made clear that...
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and needs to draw and it will be very critical that if there are chemical weapons being used by the assad regime president obama responds accordingly. that is another red line he is drawing. that is red line irisraelies will be watching and iranians. is this president serious about committing to red lines and honoring the red lines. uma: quickly with obama speaking to young people in israel, that was very interesting strategy on his part because he knows he often does well in those kind of settings, at that type of theater backdrop. >> i think that's right. president obama shown in the u.s. context he is he is brilliant at grassroots activism and getting support of the grassroots. he tried to go over the head of prime minister netanyahu. he tried to appeal to the grassroots to build political support, get beyond a 10% approval rating. he will need that and support of israeli people if he will is for israelies to take significant risks for peace with respect to the palestinians. uma: you used that word over, risk, over and over again. >> there is risk on israeli borders. missiles from the
and needs to draw and it will be very critical that if there are chemical weapons being used by the assad regime president obama responds accordingly. that is another red line he is drawing. that is red line irisraelies will be watching and iranians. is this president serious about committing to red lines and honoring the red lines. uma: quickly with obama speaking to young people in israel, that was very interesting strategy on his part because he knows he often does well in those kind of...
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as you know the assad regime and rebel groups are accusing each other of using chemical weapons in a deadly attack earlier this he can with. the united nations secretary general today said that the u.n. will conduct an investigation into the matter and said such a move would amount to crimes against humanity. now, yesterday, president obama said if an investigation shows the syrians did indeed use chemical weapons, weapons of mass destruction that would be a game-changer. and now it appears support in congress is sprouting for some kind of u.s. military action. to wit: a joint letter to the president, the chairman of the senate armed services committee, michigan democrat senator carl levin and the arizona republican senator john mccain today called for limited air strikes on certain syrian regime targets namely syrian air bases and missile batteries. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt is live at the united nations for us tonight. jonathan? this sounds like a significant u.n. investigation. >> well, yes, it certainly has the potential to be significant in that it could be
as you know the assad regime and rebel groups are accusing each other of using chemical weapons in a deadly attack earlier this he can with. the united nations secretary general today said that the u.n. will conduct an investigation into the matter and said such a move would amount to crimes against humanity. now, yesterday, president obama said if an investigation shows the syrians did indeed use chemical weapons, weapons of mass destruction that would be a game-changer. and now it appears...
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because assad, when they try to do that, assad comes in with his air power and he literally crushes them. also the rebels do not have the logistics to be able to stay in an extend fight for very long. that means logistics and supplies. we're in a stalemate. if we want to change the stalemate i think two things have to happen. one, i believe the secretary of state is having these discussions now but i don't know it for a fact but i believe he is. that is to provide lethal aide to the rebels, anti-tank weapons and anti-aircraft weapons. i agree with senator levin and senator mccain who called for a no-fly zone to shut down assad he is air power. if that happens then the tables truly turn. for that to happen, that means that a direct intervention by the united states in a war. jamie: i'm curious just a yes or no, diplomacy, dead? >> diplomacy is pretty much dead in terms of the military solution to the war. in terms of influencing the outcome post assad regime, very much alive. jamie: we have to get there first i assume. general keane, always so interesting to speak with you. thanks so
because assad, when they try to do that, assad comes in with his air power and he literally crushes them. also the rebels do not have the logistics to be able to stay in an extend fight for very long. that means logistics and supplies. we're in a stalemate. if we want to change the stalemate i think two things have to happen. one, i believe the secretary of state is having these discussions now but i don't know it for a fact but i believe he is. that is to provide lethal aide to the rebels,...
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i think that assad must go and i think he will go. it's incorrect for you to say that we have done nothing. we have helped to mobilize the isolation of the assad regime internationally. we have supported and recognized the opposition. we have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support for humanitarian aid. we have worked diligently with other countries of the region to provide additional tools to move towards a political transition within syria. if your suggestion is that i have not acted unilaterally militarily inside of syria, well, you know, the response has been -- or my response would be that to the extent possible, i want to make sure that we're working as an international community to deal with this problem. because i think it's a world problem, not simply a united states problem or an israel problem or a turkish problem. it's a world problem when tens of thousands of people are being slaughtered, including innocent women and children. e will continue to work in an international framework to try to bring about the kind
i think that assad must go and i think he will go. it's incorrect for you to say that we have done nothing. we have helped to mobilize the isolation of the assad regime internationally. we have supported and recognized the opposition. we have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support for humanitarian aid. we have worked diligently with other countries of the region to provide additional tools to move towards a political transition within syria. if your suggestion is that i have not...